Mercury-Mars

Mercury-Mars combines Mercury's association with speech, gestures, thought, and communications of all types with Mars' association with assertiveness, bravery, and war.

 This combination can show up in life as an inclination to verbally (Mercury) debate (Mars), to forcefully (Mars) vocalize (Mercury), to talk (Mercury) about war (Mars), and the need to exercise (Mars) the mind (Mercury).

Below are examples of famous people born with this combination in their natal charts (natal chart is another word for astrological birth chart, or pictographic representation of the sky when they were born). When we witness how this combination shows up in the lives of others, we can become more self-aware of how this combination shows up in our own lives. The more we are conscious of the ways astrological alignments (otherwise known as “aspects”) show up in our lives, the more the archetypal tensions involved can become integrated in our lives, thus revealing inherent strengths to us.

Please note that the tension of this archetypal combination, as illustrated in the lives and creations of the famous people in the examples below, may be demonstrated in ways that are more integrated or less integrated.

  • A comical take on the brave and assertive (Mars) speech (Mercury) of the Mercury-Mars combination can be seen in the following clip, in which actress Christina Ricci demonstrates the Mercury-Mars combination in her natal chart by declaring (Mercury) war (Mars) in the role of Wednesday in the movie Addams Family Values: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxWOdXtLSBo

  • To understand the Mercury-Mars combination let’s look at the life of celebrity Joe Rogan. He is a stand up comic. He is a commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He interviews intellectuals on one of the most popular podcasts in the world. So, what is his job? What does he do? It’s hard to sum it up in one title. Yet, when we look at his astrological birth chart it all makes perfect sense. He was born with Mercury and Mars in alignment. Mercury symbolizes the voice, speaking, the mind. Mars heats up and activates whatever it is in alignment with, adding athleticism and warrior-like bravery. His role as a commentator (Mercury) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (Mars) is an easy match to spot for this combination. Yet stand up comedy is too, in that bravery (Mars) is required to entertain a live audience with one’s voice (Mercury). If you listen to his podcast, sooner or later you will realize that you are basically listening to Joe Rogan exercise (Mars) his mind (Mercury) in public. The podcast is a way to capitalize on discussions his active (Mars) mind (Mercury) might be wanting to take on anyway.

  • Musician Elton John, born with this combination in his birth chart, demonstrates the energy of this combination in his song “Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting),” a song that verbally evokes (Mercury) the thrill of cutting loose and getting involved in a fight (Mars): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NagnbRHdh-0